The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-06-18

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name James A. Lyon. The arrest
was made at Ogden, Utah, after a
long chase. Alturas county stock
men are determined to suppress
the cattle and horse thieves and
Inspector Campbell is rendering
good assistance in the work.
A pack of cayotes surrounded q
shepherd dog a few miles from
Shoshone and was making it very
uncomfortable for the canine until
the arrival of its master frightened
the animals away.
The Shoshone Journal referring ia
the death ofyoung George Salter who
recently died from. the effects of in
juries received from falling down
the embankment at Gimlet says
George Salter was about 20 years
of age, well known as an upright
and industrious young man, and
his shocking death was keenly felt
by his friends and acquaintance
throughout the county.
Cassia County.
DR.. A. B. Kibbe performed a sue
cessful operation in extracting the
bullet from Mrs. Murray's neck.
The ball was lodged against the
spinal column and was badly bat
tered in passing through the jaw
bone.
The Albion mine has so tons of
ore in sight and the property
grows better with every foot Of de-
velopment work done,
Deputy Treasurer Riblet is 50, 200
short in his accounts. The defal-
cation was discovered in January
last but the deficit was made up
by the treasurer, Mr.. Snodgrass, and
a chance given to the deputy to
make good the amount, which he
has partially done. The Times says
the matter will probably be settled
satisfactorily, SO far as the bonds
men are concerned, but then it
stirs up other Iumors of laxity in
the county affairs that i'm all proba-
bility will crop out in. time, as this
has done.
The Times gives the details of
disgraceful occurrence at Albion.
A man named Van Dyke inhuman-
ly whipped small boy, eight years
old, named Doan, left in his charge.
The child was brutally beaten with
a club for trivial offense and the
act SO exasperated a few who wit
messed the affair that they gave the
man a well merited humping and
paid their finds for so doing. Van
Dyke was also arrested and got off
with five dollars and costs.
Boise County
Jack Frost has nipped the buck
leberries and choke cherries in their
tender infancy and a howl of dis
pair comes from the World office
over the destruction Of the sum-
mer crop Of delicacies. Potatoes
had the life chilled out of them
and other vegetables shared like
fate.
The citizens of Placerville pro-
pose celebrating the Fourth of
July in good old style, concluding
with dance and supper at Veasey's
Hall.
Lcmhi County.
Alexander Brown, a miner work
ing in the Viola mine at Nicholia,
was killed recently by cave in the
mine. The body was sent to Butte,
Montana, for burial.
The Indian who shot Mrs. Rood
has been captured and held to an
swer at the next term Of court. He
claims to have been drunk when
doing the shooting.
The best season for the past
fifteen years is now being enjoyed
by the Gibbonsville placer miners.
A petition is being circulated to
have Lemhi county taken from the
Haley and made a part of the
Blackfoot district.
The Viola Company, at Nicholia,
has made arrangements for the
purchase and treatment of Mon
tana ores that can be profitably
smelted with Viola ore. A new
strike has been made in the mine,
a body Of ore over fifteen feet in
thickness and at least 80 per cent
higher grade than has been worked
during the past three months. The
quantity in sight will enable the
company to double its smelling
capacity if thought desirable.
Washington County.
The mines in the vicinity of
Ruthburg, Washington county, are
looking up. A ten-stamp mill is
expected to arrive this month,
which will be erected at once. and
$50 men will be at work by Octo-
Der. The famous Black Maria
mine, at Mineral district, has just
been purchased by Joseph Pinkham
and j. w. Huston, who are arrang
ing to work the mine to its full ca
pacity.
Custer County.
o. J. Salisbury. who owns nearly
one-half Of the shares in the Challis